Covid ambulance crews faced ‘crucial PPE delays’
Crews say they faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients because of the time it took to put on equipment.
Miss Optometry of 1957 and 1958
Some eight years ago, WU presented you with Miss Optometery of 1956. But now, advances in newspaper archives have allowed us to find two more winners of this coveted title. NOTE: Miss 1958 is “Nan” Peterson, not “Man.”
Google Seals $32 Billion Deal for Cyber Start-Up Wiz
The acquisition could make the Silicon Valley giant a bigger force in cybersecurity, and arrives months after an earlier round of talks collapsed.
Baseball stars come home as the MLB’s season opener captivates Japan
Major League Baseball’s regular season kicked off on Tuesday with an opening pitch thrown from halfway around the world.
4 dead and at least 200 injured in Oklahoma wildfires
Four people have been killed and at least 200 injured in an outbreak of wildfires in Oklahoma, officials said.
What to expect from Trump’s phone call with Putin on Ukraine
The US president says elements of a Ukraine ceasefire have been agreed, but “much remains” to be worked on.
At least 12 dead in Honduras plane crash
Officials who took part in the emergency operations said that five people were rescued.
US officials expected to release Prince Harry immigration records
A US judge ordered the prince’s immigration record to be made public after a think tank alleged he lied about past drug use.
Saakashvili handed further four years in jail
The former president of Georgia has been imprisoned since 2021 when he returned to the country.
‘We don’t have a climate crisis — we are the crisis’: Environmentalist Paul Hawken on why honoring life is the best thing we can do against climate change
Environmentalist and author Paul Hawken speaks to Live Science about the worldview that has led to the mindless exploitation of the planet — and how we can shift perspectives for a better future.
2,200-year-old shackles discovered at ancient Egyptian gold mine
The discovery of two sets of iron ankle shackles at an ancient Egyptian gold mine reveals forced labor.
NASA captures stunning new image of shock waves from next-gen supersonic plane as it flies across the sun
New photograph captures breathtaking sight of history-making Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 passenger plane as it hits supersonic speeds while flying across the sun
Musk said ‘The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy.’ Here’s his full quote
The billionaire made the comment on an episode of Joe Rogan’s podcast.